Редактирование: UK Transhumanist Association

[[File:UKTA_logo.gif|200px|thumb|right|UK Transhumanist Association logo]]
The '''UK Transhumanist Association''' was active in the UK from 2004 to 2008.

==Creation of the UK Transhumanist Association==
The UK Transhumanist Association (UKTA) was publicly launched by [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212074342/http://www.transhumanist.org.uk/press001.shtml a press release on 26 July 2004]:

<blockquote>
"The UK Transhumanist Association is a new not-for-profit organisation. Its purpose is to inject transhumanist ideas at all levels of British society with a programme of educational and lobbying activities on subjects including stem-cell research, cloning, biotechnology, nanotechnology and, in general, technological and scientific policy-making. The UK Transhumanist Association promotes the rights of individuals and families to improve and enhance their health, through the application of technological developments, now and in the future..."
</blockquote>

The UKTA listed four names on [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212074342/http://www.transhumanist.org.uk/advisors.shtml its website] as "speakers and advisors":
* [[Nick Bostrom]]
* [[Aubrey de Grey]]
* [[Amon Twyman]]
* [[Julian Snape]]

The UKTA logo (pictured) was [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212074342/http://www.transhumanist.org.uk/index.shtml credited] as being courtesy of [http://www.russellrukin.co.uk/ Russell Rukin].

==Relation to other transhumanist organisations==
The UKTA [http://www.uktranshumanistassociation.org/p01extrobrit.shtml co-existed closely] in the UK with [[Extrobritannia]], which organised speaker meetings from 2002 to 2008, and which operated the [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/extrobritannia/info Extrobritannia mailing list].

The organisation of transhumanist meetings in London transferred in March 2008 to the Facebook group [[UKH+]].

==External links==
* [http://www.transhumanist.org.uk/ transhumanist.org.uk] and [http://www.uktranshumanistassociation.org/ uktranshumanistassociation.org] (inactive)

[[Category:History of transhumanism]]
[[Category:Transhumanist organisations]]
[[Category:British organisations]]